By Andreas von Buchwaldt, Grant Mitchell, Seth Reynolds, and Steve Varley CEOs could once focus almost single-mindedly on their businesses and value chains. Now, along with driving a strategy that generates competitive advantage and enhanced value, they face another core task: satisfying a broad base of stakeholders with diverse interests who all demand sustainability policies…
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Sustainability: A Top Priority at Acumatica Summit 2023 – Acumatica Cloud ERP
At Acumatica, sustainability is a passion. We strive to protect the natural environment and make the world a better, more inclusive place. And we are committed to taking meaningful sustainability strides while creating value for our global and local communities. The annual Acumatica Summit is among our biggest value creation efforts each year. Acumatica Summit…
Climate Change Meets Conflict Pushing Millions of Children in Ethiopia Out of School
Graham Lang, Education Cannot Wait Director of the High-Level Financing Conference and Chief of Education, enjoys a performance during the joint high-level mission to Ethiopia that included Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, the Minister of International Development for Norway, and Birgitte Lange, CEO of Save the Children Norway to take stock of urgent education needs. Credit: ECW…
‘Your days of pollution are over’: California legalizes human composting
Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 351 into law on September 18, enabling Californians to turn human beings into plant food. What previously would have constituted improper disposal of human remains under the law and qualified as a crime, will soon be a permissible practice for approved and regulated “reduction chamber manufacturers.” Human composting is…
Patagonia founder gives away company, ensuring profits go to fight climate change
The founder of the outdoor brand Patagonia has relinquished his ownership in the business and directed its profits to fight climate change. Yvon Chouinard, who became famous for alpine climbs in Yosemite National Park and then as a manufacturer of outdoor gear, has transferred his family’s ownership of Patagonia to two new entities, one of…
The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change can threaten water supplies : NPR
The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant in Jackson, Mississippi, shown late last month. Jackson is currently struggling with access to safe drinking water after flooding caused a disruption at a main water processing facility. Brad Vest/Getty Images hide caption The O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant in Jackson, Mississippi, shown late last month. Jackson is currently…
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos Invested in Lab-Produced Breast Milk to Prevent Effects of ‘Climate Change’
An article published by on June 19, 2020, revealed that Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires invested in a new startup company to produce artificial breast milk from cultured human mammary epithelial. According to the article, U.S. firm BIOMILQ has received $3.5 million from an investment fund that is co-founded by Bill…
Stop data pollution from turning your company’s data lake into a swamp | VentureBeat
Hear from CIOs, CTOs, and other C-level and senior execs on data and AI strategies at the Future of Work Summit this January 12, 2022. Learn more This article was contributed by Kevin Campbell, CEO of Syniti Today, every organization is a data organization. It doesn’t matter if you work for a tech company in…
Could crushed rocks absorb enough carbon to curb global warming?
Canary IslandsBefore sunrise in a quiet village in Gran Canaria, an island off the coast of northwest Africa, a team of scientists shuffles along the port’s wooden boardwalk toward a row of nine containers floating in the ocean. “Hurry up, it’s going to get light soon,” says one bleary-eyed researcher to another, as they submerge…
Californian firm touts ‘mushroom leather’ as sustainability gamechanger | Science | The Guardian
Vegan alternatives to leather could save more than just animals. The scientists behind fashion’s new latest must-have – the “mushroom leather” handbag – believe that mycelium, a material grown from fungi which can be engineered to look and feel like calfskin or sheepskin, could help save the planet. Speaking to the Guardian before a talk…
